This is my Virtual Notebook for "Web Page Design For Beginners" to practice tags and take notes about the lessons.
I'm excited about learning HTML and hope I catch on quickly.
It seems a bit complex but with some practice I hope to be able to create some nice pages.
<b></b> Bolds Text
<i></i> Italicizes Text
<u></u> Underlines Text
<strong></strong> Strongly Emphasizes Text (Like Bold)
<em></em> Emphasizes Text (Like Italics)
<br> Creates a line break (in other words, starts a new line/acts like a carriage return) and doesn't need a closing tag
<p> Creates a new paragraph (leaves a blank space above and below the text) and doesn't need a closing tag
<hr></hr> Draws a horizontal line below where the tag is inserted
<center></center> Centers text or data on the page
<blockquote></blockquote> Sets apart a block of text by indenting it
If you want text to stand out on your page, this is a good option. The text between the opening and closing tags will be slightly indented from both the left and right margins and look much like in research papers when another author or reference is quoted.
<h?></h?> Causes text to appear as a heading or title varying in size depending on the number (1-6) that is substituted for the question mark. The tags should be used in descending order, depending on the importance of the information being presented. In this case I will center it and show a few different sizes.
NCSA (at UIUC) Beginner's Guide to HTML
Bare Bones Guide to HTML
BigNoseBird.Com's HTML Tag Reference
HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners